diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/reference/contracts.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/reference/contracts.scrbl
index efdf987646..bcd9a5e83d 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/reference/contracts.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/reference/contracts.scrbl
@@ -2415,7 +2415,7 @@ replacing @racket['given] with @racket["produced"] and
 the @racket[b] argument has been swapped or not (see @racket[blame-swap]).
 
 If @racket[fmt] contains the symbols @racket['given:] or @racket['expected:],
-they are replaced like @racket['given:] and @racket['expected:] are, but
+they are replaced like @racket['given] and @racket['expected] are, but
 the replacements are prefixed with the string @racket["\n  "] to conform
 to the error message guidelines in @secref["err-msg-conventions"].